Health and Medicine

The report assesses the current state of chemistry and chemical engineering within the context of drug discovery, disease diagnosis, and disease prevention. Also addressed are chemical and chemical engineering challenges in pharmaceutical synthesis, delivery, and manufacture.Table of ContentsFront MatterExecutive Summary1. New Tools and Approaches for Discovery, Diagnostics, andPrevention2. New Methods in Synthesis and Development for Pharmaceuticals3. New Directions in Manufacturing and Delivery4. Accomplishments and Challenges in Health and Medicine forChemistry and Chemical EngineeringAppendix A: Statement of TaskAppendix B: Biographies of the Organizing Committee MembersAppendix C: Workshop AgendaAppendix D: ParticipantsAppendix E: Reports From the Breakout Session Groups